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than ever (to the concern of some former members of his staff as they look on from their comfortable re- tirements). So, what can we already say with
certainty about the new king? First, the importance of his sec-
ond wife, the former Camilla Parker Bowles, cannot be overstated. Ask anyone inside the palace and they will all say that the king is always happier when Queen Camilla is around. Secondly, staff at Buckingham
Palace, the monarch’s official home in London, have already noticed that the temperature has dropped a few degrees. It is noticeably colder than when Elizabeth II was around. Charles dislikes central heat-
ing and stuffy rooms at all times of the year, so there will always be a window open whenever he is in the building. It is also a reflection of what re-
mains his No. 1 passion: the global campaign against climate change. It was generally assumed that when Charles came to the throne,
he would have to set aside his pre- vious enthusiasms for controver- sial issues that could draw him into politics. That is not how things have
panned out. He knows that he can- not be as outspoken as he used to be when he was Prince of Wales. How- ever, he now approaches these sub- jects in a different way. There may not be forthright
speeches on the subject, but the king, instead, uses what he calls his “convening power” — his capacity to bring people together. In the first few months of his
reign, he has held a number of Buck- ingham Palace receptions and meet- ings for international environment ministers, scientists, and charities. On his trips around the country, there is usually a visit to some sort of environmental project included on the itinerary. In February of this year, as the
British government hosted a biodi- versity summit, the new king invited the whole summit to Buckingham Palace for a reception.
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In his 75th year, he is not slowing down. He is actually working harder than ever (to the concern of some former members of his staff, as they look on from their comfortable retirements).
ROYAL APPRENTICE Whether skiing with his first wife Princess Diana at the fashionable Swiss resort of Klosters, tending his beloved garden at his private home Highgrove, watching beekeepers at an organic farm in Argentina, or playing the cello at a music school in Australia, Charles has lived his whole life in the public spotlight as he waited to step into his mother’s shoes.
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